Berea College offers a high-quality education to academically promising students with limited economic resources. It awards every student a Tuition Promise Scholarship so that no Berea student ever pays tuition. Founded in 1855, Berea is the first interracial and coeducational college in the South and consistently ranks among the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges.
- No. 1 “Best Bang for the Buck” College, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020; No. 3 “Best National Liberal Arts College,” 2020, Washington Monthly
- Listed among the Best 386 Colleges in the U.S., Princeton Review, 2021 Guide
- No. 1 “Best Value College,” Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, 2019
- No.1 “Best Value College” for lowest average graduating debt, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, 2019
- Recognized as a Circle of Excellence Gold Chapter, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2020
- Top producer of Gilman Scholars among colleges with enrollment under 5,000 students
- Featured in the Guide to Green Colleges, Princeton Review, 2019 edition
- Ranked No. 1 among top 30 Sustainable College-Run Farms, College Values Online, 2018
- Nursing Program rated No. 1 Best Value in Kentucky, Nursing Explorer (website), 2019